Kukla's Korner Hockey

The Avs still are in solid shape in the series after their 4-1 loss to the Stars in Game 3 on Friday night.
They will not collapse.
They are not the 1975 Penguins or the 1942 Red Wings waiting to happen. Those are the only NHL teams to lose a series after taking a 3-0 lead, and the Avalanche will not join them on that page of the annals of NHL postseason embarrassment.
Unless, that is, the Avalanche's collective psyche took a slap shot to the face Friday night that still stings through Sunday's Game 5 at Dallas and beyond.
Fact is, Game 4 was more about the Stars finally playing up to their capability than it was an Avalanche flameout.